Saint Margaret Clitherow,

Saint Edmund Campion,

Li and Lou Xiaoying, brave Chinese husband and wife,

Chivalry

The Path

"But (for we far have wander'd) let us seekThe forward path again; so as the wayBe shorten'd with the time."--from Dante's Paradiso

A Trail Of Flowers

If I strewed the path from here to therewith all of the flowers of Spring,would you follow itand find the way to me?Would you try?

--Epiphany, AD 2009(And so begins the trail.)

Time is but a shadow...

and the sea hath its pearls.

TO A NIGHTINGALE

The Elf of the Rose:

Click on the image to read the story.

Friendships

“Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.”--Saint Francis de Sales

Friend indeed

He that is thy friend indeed,He will help thee in thy need:If thou sorrow, he will weep;If thou wake, he cannot sleep:Thus of every grief in heartHe with thee does bear a part.These are certain signs to knowFaithful friend from flattering foe.

--William Shakespeare

It takes time...

Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it takes time - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.--Georgia O'Keeffe

Kindred Spirit

...taking time to smell the roses.

Read real books.

"You are responsible for your rose."--The Little Prince

"Straight ahead does not take anyone very far."--The Little Prince

Two Alike

What happiness a friend, a fellow kind,whose gentle hands attend a heart entwined,for, long as loving likens two,they consummate a life anew,aligned;

but none may know the ties, when so profane,and none, with open eyes, will ascertainthe bond, invisible, but true,that suffering cannot subdue,nor strain;

and so, this holy whole, incorporateand incorporeal, is our oblate,to lift an everlasting huefor treasures that we hold and doawait.

Moonflowers

Prince Henri de Bourbon Parme

"You have found friends and in them the most precious kind of riches."--Boethius

I live in a rather quaint little place on the Oregon Trail, Kansas, United States

I believe that there are no accidents, that all things work together unto good for those who love God, and that God's timing is perfect. Most of all, I believe in love because God is Love, and love is of God. After Him, the greatest gift anyone can receive in this world is a true friend; and "a friend loves at all times," no matter what. Life is an amazing journey filled with everyday miracles. I hope to make your acquaintance along the way.

Our Lady Of Prompt Succor,

The Sunshine Award

Thank you, Dymphna, for this lovely award. (Click on the flower to see "Dymphna's Well.")

Of all the flowers from all the gardens of the world,

I choose you...

Beata Beatrix

by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The predella depicts the moment in Dante's Purgatorio (see Cantos XXIX-XXXI) when Dante, meeting Beatrice, is reproached by her for his inconstant devotion.

Kindred Spirit

...walking along the trail on a typically windy day.

The Lady Of Shalott

"I am half-sick of shadows..." and sick of half-shadows as well...

To my dear Angel

Guardian Angel, watch over those whose names you can read in my heart. Guard over them with every care and make their way easy and their labours fruitful. Dry their tears if they weep; sanctify their joys; raise their courage if they weaken; restore their hope if they lose heart, their health if they be ill, truth if they err, repentance if they fail.

Venture forth

"If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever."

--Saint Thomas Aquinas

with charity always.

"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it."